Where does “rua” come from?

rua (Proto-Oceanic) comes from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian duha, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian duha, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian duha, from Proto-Austronesian *duha, from Proto-Austronesian duSa — two.

rua (Proto-Oceanic): two

Definitions

  1. two

Ancestry of “rua”, step by step

rua traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian duha

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesianduha—
2Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesianduha—
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianduhatwo
4Proto-Austronesian*duha—
5Proto-AustronesianduSatwo

via Austronesian *duha

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Austronesian*duha—

Words derived from “rua”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian duSa →Every word from Proto-Austronesian *duha →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian duha →